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Jewish Officer Killed During Fight Between Bedouin and Druze Troops in Israeli Army

August 5, 1949
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A Jewish officer in the Israeli Army was killed last night at an Army camp near Haifa while trying to separate a group of Druzes who were fighting with each other, it was officially announced today. Both the Bedouins and the Druzes are members of “minorities” units of the Israeli Army.

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